Judges 16:9

16:9 They hid ¹  in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, ²  Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. ³  The secret of his strength was not discovered. ⁴ 

Judges 15:14

15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered ⁵  him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in ⁶  fire, and they ⁷  melted away from his hands.

[16:9]  ¹ tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vÿha’orev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).

[16:9]  ² tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:9]  ³ tn Heb “when it smells fire.”

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “His strength was not known.”

[15:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “rushed on.”

[15:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “burned with.”

[15:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “his bonds.”